Blackpool born referee to ref saturdays match against Preston

[Never to the dark side]

actually comes from Freckleton

I suppose its because the EFL wants to show some credibility for football green weekend.IN YOUR DREAMS.

20 games 93 yellows and five red cards one of which was Sykes against Luton on the 16 August and his only game he reffed us this season

[iamalagerdrinker]

Could Saturday be THE day?

[Red-Robbo]

People say stuff like, 'oh he comes from Blackpool, he'll favour the northern club' but actually, coming from there, he's more likely to hate Preston. 

[Midred]

31 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

People say stuff like, 'oh he comes from Blackpool, he'll favour the northern club' but actually, coming from there, he's more likely to hate Preston. 

Enough to give city a penalty? 

[Red-Robbo]

2 minutes ago, Midred said:

Enough to give city a penalty? 

 

Our first since that never forgotten day at home to Gainsborough Trinity. Or was it New Brighton Tower?   

[Midred]

Or possibly refuse a penalty to Blackpool

[Phantom]

2 hours ago, Red-Robbo said:

People say stuff like, 'oh he comes from Blackpool, he'll favour the northern club' but actually, coming from there, he's more likely to hate Preston. 

Totally agree, he wouldn't have got anywhere near this fixture though if he had any connection with either side or a rival etc

 

[Northern Red]

When we get to the Prem (stop sniggering at the back), a lot of the refs are from Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire so it's something we'll have to get used to.

[Port Said Red]

2 hours ago, Midred said:

Or possibly refuse a penalty to Blackpool

Is he refereeing their game too?

[Cityboy1954]

4 hours ago, Red-Robbo said:

People say stuff like, 'oh he comes from Blackpool, he'll favour the northern club' but actually, coming from there, he's more likely to hate Preston. 

Hope we see the Ref we had last saturday Donahue a bit more didnt get much wrong .

[Midred]

3 hours ago, Midred said:

Or possibly refuse a penalty to Blackpool

Got Blackpool on the brain! I meant that if he might detest Preston that much would he refuse them a penalty!

[W-S-M Seagull]

45 minutes ago, Cityboy1954 said:

Hope we see the Ref we had last saturday Donahue a bit more didnt get much wrong .

Apart from missing a clear Penalty for us. 

[cidercity1987]

Preston are the team I would want our no penalty run to end against

The amount of subjective decisions which go against us versus them is totally ridiculous

This game for example was fully influenced by the ref. Two pens for Preston (one a Johnson dive, one a handball which is always debatable, a foul on our defender for their third, Diedhiou winner disallowed)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49778243

 

[Bazooka Joe]

3 hours ago, phantom said:

Totally agree, he wouldn't have got anywhere near this fixture though if he had any connection with either side or a rival etc

 

Reckon you're right, but let's see whether he comes onto the pitch overtly displaying either a tangerine-tan or plain lilywhite skin.

 

[Cityboy1954]

4 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

Apart from missing a clear Penalty for us. 

True but we aint gonna get one somebody got big money on it